God had a plan. It's a perfect plan that stretches from eternity past to eternity future. It's fail proof and hasn't deviated from its course throughout all of history. Before Adam took his first steps in the Garden, God had planned to redeem a people to be his own through his covenant of grace. When Adam and Eve sinned God promised to send One who would crush the head of the serpent (Genesis 3:15).Many generations later, God promised to Abraham to make him a great nation through whom all nations would be blessed. The promised son, Isaac, became the father of Jacob, whose 12 sons formed the nation of Israel. Through one of those sons, Judah, God's plan for a Redeemer would come forth.
God raised up leaders such as Moses, Joshua, and many others to guide the nation of Israel as it grew in numbers and strength. God brought them into the Promise Land and brought Israel to its zenith under the leadership of King David and Solomon. After Solomon, the kingdom of Israel was spilt into a northern (Israel) and a southern (Judah) kingdom. In Israel, all the kings were evil, and eventually God sent them into exile to the Babylonians. The prophets' warnings of judgement came to pass, but God in his mercy brought back a remnant of Judah - through whom the Messiah would come-to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple and renew their worship of him. Throughout all of this, God was faithfully fulfilling his plan to send the Messiah, the Perfect Prophet, Priest, and King who would redeem and rule his covenant people.
This week's Bible Truth that will be discussed with the children is the Bible is God's story of salvation from Genesis to Revelation. God reveals his redemptive plan to save his people through Jesus in both the Old and New Testaments.
This Week's Memory Verse: Review Romans 1:16-17 and Romans 5:1-8
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